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Thu
Sep
21
This exhibit features art focused on the marsh and the impacts of our changing climate.
Created by students at the River Valley Charter School and by Susan Quateman and Les Barlett’s artist collaboration, with science advisory provided by the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL).
Price: FREE
Student Explorations: The Great Marsh and Climate Change A Trails & Sails event! Open House Reception, Thursday, Sept. 21, 4:00-6:00 pm Exhibit: Sept. 21-26 Allyn Cox Reservation 82 Eastern Ave. Essex, MA Art, science and the Great Marsh all come together in a collaborative exhibit hosted by Greenbelt at Cox Reservation in Essex. The exhibit, on display at the studio barn, right on the Essex Marsh, features art focused on the marsh and the impacts of our changing climate that has been created by students at the River Valley Charter School and by Susan Quateman and Les Barlett’s artist collaboration, with science advisory provided by the Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL). Join us for an open house reception on Thursday, September 21 with light refreshments where a few people from the project team will speak including Kate Bowditch, Greenbelt President, and Anne Giblin from the MBL’s Ecosystems Center.
Wed
Sep
27
Enjoy a fun romp around Cox Reservation with your toddler! We'll take a hands-on look at the signs of fall.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 27 10:00-10:45 am WHERE: Cox Reservation 82 Eastern Ave. Essex, MA Email Cathy Lanois to RSVP!
Sat
Oct
07
Join award-winning local poets January Gill O'Neil and Dawn Paul for a morning of poetry-making in the great outdoors.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Sat., Oct. 7 10:30am-12:30 pm WHERE: Private residence on Greenbelt-conserved land in Rowley, MA.* (Address will be provided to registered participants before the workshop. Please note: while there is a home on this property, the workshop will meet outdoors. Portable restrooms provided.) *Train Accessible! Let inspiration flow! Join us for a nature poetry workshop led by two renowned local poets. During the workshop, we will write from a few prompts with guidance from our instructors. There will be time for free writing, sharing and helpful feedback from teachers and peers. The workshop will be conducted outside where you can draw inspiration from the views of the Great Marsh and Parker River. Please bring a notebook and your favorite writing utensil. About Our Workshop Leaders: January Gill O’Neil is the author of Rewilding (fall 2018), Misery Islands (2014), and Underlife (2009), published by CavanKerry Press. She is an assistant professor of English at Salem State University, and boards of trustees member with the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) and Montserrat College of Art. From 2012-2018, she served as executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival. A Cave Canem fellow, January’s poems and articles have appeared in the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day series, American Poetry Review, New England Review, Ploughshares and Ecotone, among others. In 2018, January was awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant, and was named the John and Renée Grisham Writer in Residence for 2019-2020 at the University of Mississippi, Oxford. She lives with her two children in Beverly, Massachusetts. Dawn Paul is working on a series of poems about North Shore’s Great Salt Marsh. She is the author of the novels The Country of Loneliness and Still River. Her poetry chapbook What We Still Don’t Know examines the contradictions in the life of scientist Carl Linnaeus, originator of the Linnaean biological naming system used worldwide today. Paul has been a recipient of residencies at the Vermont Studio Center, the Ragdale Foundation, the Spring Creek Project, Friday Harbor Marine Laboratories and Isles of Shoals Marine Labs. Her poetry has been published in anthologies, journals and most recently, Orion Magazine. Also look for it engraved in the sidewalk on Cabot Street in downtown Beverly!
Thu
Oct
19
Join Gary Gilbert of the Boston Mycological Club for this fun intro to cooking wild mushrooms.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Thurs., Oct. 19 Noon - 1:30 pm WHERE: on Zoom! Join host Gary Gilbert to learn some great tips and step by step techniques for cooking with wild mushrooms during this delicious lunchtime webinar! He will provide some practical ways to cook with the well-known Porcini and Morel mushrooms as well as simple ways to work Italian Truffles into your life. Gary serves on the Executive Committee of the Boston Mycological Club and is a frequent contributor to the local newspaper "The Cricket". His recipes are featured in the recent "Fantastic Fungi Community Cookbook" and he leads walks and offers classes on all things mushroom related. See one of his recipes HERE. Register to receive the link to join the Zoom webinar. Photo: Gary Gilbert
Sat
Oct
21
Some critters get a bad rap! But there is lots to love about the creepy, wiggly, and crawly creatures in our woods!
Price: FREE
WHERE: Vineyard Hill Reservation, Hamilton WHEN: Sat., Oct. 21 3:00-4:30 pm Join Greenbelt and North Shore Nature Programs to meet some of our favorite critters! We'll look for spiders, bugs, centipedes and millipedes, as well as signs of cool predators like owls, coyotes, and weasels. Nothing scary about this walk - just good, fun science! Terrain: Easy Photo: Kim Smith
Sun
Oct
22
Small group yoga classes with Soul City Yoga outdoors in Lynn Woods. Space is limited! Sign up early.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Sun., Oct. 22 8:00-9:00 am WHERE: Lynn Woods (Directions and specific meeting location will be emailed to you the week of the event.) Space is very limited in these special, free classes with Soul City Yoga! RSVP required. Join Soul City Yoga and Greenbelt for a relaxing outdoor yoga class at Lynn Woods. Please dress for the weather and bring a mat. We look forward to enriching your practice with a little fresh air! Instructor Shanel Anderson is the founder of Soul City Yoga in Lynn, a community staple since 2016. In addition to her busy yoga studio schedule, Shanel also offers indoor fitness rowing and partners with local org Northshore Maritime Center to help eliminate barriers to youth in water sports. Greenbelt met Shanel through her work with the Lynn Boys & Girls Club, who conserved their summer camp property with Greenbelt in 2022.
Sun
Oct
22
Small group yoga classes with Soul City Yoga outdoors in Lynn Woods. Space is limited! Sign up early.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Sun., Oct. 22 9:00-10:00 am WHERE: Lynn Woods (Directions and specific meeting location will be emailed to you the week of the event.) Space is very limited in these special, free classes with Soul City Yoga! RSVP required. Join Soul City Yoga and Greenbelt for a relaxing outdoor yoga class at Lynn Woods. Please dress for the weather and bring a mat. We look forward to enriching your practice with a little fresh air! Instructor Shanel Anderson is the founder of Soul City Yoga in Lynn, a community staple since 2016. In addition to her busy yoga studio schedule, Shanel also offers indoor fitness rowing and partners with local org Northshore Maritime Center to help eliminate barriers to youth in water sports. Greenbelt met Shanel through her work with the Lynn Boys & Girls Club, who conserved their summer camp property with Greenbelt in 2022.
Mon
Oct
23
Expert speakers will cover topics ranging from the indigenous peoples who lived in the area, the impact of European settlement on the development of the Great Marsh, the art that this beautiful place inspired, and the challenges facing the region's most captivating natural landscape today.
Price: $30.00
Monday, Oct. 23, 8:30am to 4:30 pm Governor's Academy's Wilkie Center for the Performing Arts 1 Elm St. Newbury, MA 01922 Hosted by Governor's Academy and the Museum of Old Newbury Discounted price for Greenbelt Members! (To check your membership status, email ecga@ecga.org or call Anna at 978-768-7241, ext. 110)
Sun
Nov
05
Join a former research fellow from Marine Biological Laboratory to learn about salt marsh science.
Price: FREE
WHEN: Sun., Nov. 5 10:30 am to noon WHERE: Rough Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary* Patmos Rd., Rowley (Sorry, no dogs allowed at Wildlife Sanctuaries) Join Jade Fiorilla, Northeastern graduate with degrees in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, for a walk to learn about the Great Salt Marsh. Jade has worked on the marsh at nearby Parker River National Wildlife Refuge as a research fellow with Marine Biological Laboratory. She recently completed research pulling together data from a long term study of marsh accretion and deposition events in the Plum Island sound. Jade is a particular fan of the invertebrates that populate the Great Marsh! Terrain: Moderate (flat, but uneven) Read about some of Jade's work HERE.
WHEN: Sun., Dec. 10 1:00-3:00 pm WHERE: Tompson Street Reservation, Gloucester (Norcross Gateway, on Concord Street) Guide: Ann Mahoney with furry friends! Our hike will cover about 2 miles of rocky and potentially muddy terrain-- and the dogs love it! Don't forget your leash and your little baggies! If your dog is not the friendly, outgoing type, this may not be the outing for them! Dogs are welcome with their owners at most of our properties, so give us a call if you need help planning a solo adventure with your dog instead! Terrain: Difficult (mud, steep climbs, uneven footing)
WHEN: Thu., Dec. 21 3:00-4:30 pm WHERE: John J. Donovan Reservation at Sagamore Hill, Hamilton Guide: Elizabeth Harkness, Greenbelt Events & Communications Coordinator Join Greenbelt staff for this relaxed walk up to the summit of Sagamore Hill where we'll watch the sun set in silence and then toast the New Year and the return of light! Non-alcoholic bubbly and compostable cups provided.
Some events in the 2023 Film & Lecture Series will be in person, others will be virtual.
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